Back in May I discovered that Flickr is producing ongoing statistics about the camera models being used for taking the pictures that are uploaded to their site. They also have a section dedicated the mobile phones with built in cameras. At the time, the N73 was a rising star, surpassing all other mobile phones within a matter of weeks.
Now, about half a year later, the statistics look a bit different. The current hot shot is the Nokia N95 followed, at some distance, by the iPhone! The Nokia N73 follows in close pursuit. The Sony-Ericsson K800i and K750i follow the pack. Interesting how quickly things change and that the dedicated camera phone of SE// are still not the front runners? I wonder if that’s got something to do with not having Wifi on board? But then, the N73 doesn’t have Wifi either!?
You’re right, SE phones should well be in front, their cameras are much more better than Nokia ones. I don’t see why iPhone should be there, only a 2-megapixel camera, barely comparable with N95 or N73. Maybe because it has Wifi?
Re : camera quality. Depends on which SE & Nokia you are comparing. Personally I find the N95 to be better than K850i (which suffers from “logic error” for the flash which results in some totally dark shot).
I think the ranking is influenced by several factors :
1) sheer volume of Nokia devices in the market
2) ease of uploading the pics directly from the phone (this is especially true for the iPhone)